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I have installed SSDT and SQL Server Denali CTP3. I started a new project exactly the same with sample from MIX11 - DAT314 video. When I add a new model (ADO.NET Entity Data Model), I have only two model: "Generate from database" and "Empty model" only.
I do not have "Database project" and "Database Model".

I have tried to using SSDT on SQL Database project, I can create a table from "Solution Explorer", and it works fine.

I do not know why I do not have "Database project" and "Database Model" on "Entity Data Model Wizard".

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Unfortunately, the EF integration with SSDT database projects has been removed from VS11 Beta. Without going into detail, we apologize for pulling this functionality out at that point, and we hope to release it (and in a better way) in the future.

Hi - please see the announcement at the top of the forums page (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ssdt/threads). This functionality is not available in CTP3 but will be released in an upcoming version. Please subscribe to the blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/)
for more updates. If you have any questions about the demo videos or how the functionality might work please feel free to ask on this forum.

There is no patch yet for Entity Framework. Now I am using SSDT starting a database project from the existing database. Using design, or script command. It's ok and help to syncronize among Database project, empty database, and sample database.

That is what I am doing so far and I am going to keep that way on my project.

Sorry about the miscommunication. We're working to release this as soon as possible. If you're really in a bind and need to synchronize database projects with entity framework models, take a look at the Entity Designer Database Generation Power Pack. This
allows you to drive the database project from an entity data model, with a point-in-time 'Generate Database from Model' capability. Since this released before Juneau, it only works with TSData (non-Juneau/SSDT) database projects.

If you're hitting issues with the Juneau installation, could you please send us your setup logs by following the short procedure below? You can send the resulting vslogs.cab file to [my first name] (dot) [my last name] at microsoft dot com

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Hi - please see the announcement at the top of the forums page (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ssdt/threads). This functionality is not available in CTP3 but will be released in an upcoming version. Please subscribe to the blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/)
for more updates. If you have any questions about the demo videos or how the functionality might work please feel free to ask on this forum.

Wish I would have seen this before downloading the CTP3. It was one of the primary reasons for downloading and installing the CTP.

So after downloading the CTP3 the Service Pack installing both which took some 4 hours - I now find myself without a working SQL server instance and still no entity framework link. Quite disappointing, anyhow, is there a patch coming up to address
this? It seems a little difficult to give feedback on functionality that does not work as demonstrated!

There is no patch yet for Entity Framework. Now I am using SSDT starting a database project from the existing database. Using design, or script command. It's ok and help to syncronize among Database project, empty database, and sample database.

That is what I am doing so far and I am going to keep that way on my project.

Sorry about the miscommunication. We're working to release this as soon as possible. If you're really in a bind and need to synchronize database projects with entity framework models, take a look at the Entity Designer Database Generation Power Pack. This
allows you to drive the database project from an entity data model, with a point-in-time 'Generate Database from Model' capability. Since this released before Juneau, it only works with TSData (non-Juneau/SSDT) database projects.

If you're hitting issues with the Juneau installation, could you please send us your setup logs by following the short procedure below? You can send the resulting vslogs.cab file to [my first name] (dot) [my last name] at microsoft dot com

Are you installing VS11 Preview on a machine which has SSDT CTP4 installed? VS11 Preview is based on SQL Server 2012 (Denali) CTP3 and SSDT CTP4 is based on SQL Server 2012 RC0 which cannot exist side-by-side. When RTMd they will but the preview do not
co-exist -GertD @ www.sqlproj.com

Just INFO to all buddies; I have installed Windows 8 developer preview, VS 11 preview, and SQL Server 2012 RC0 all from scratch, I do not find any of these problems so far. Have funJannen Siahaan - Indonesia

I have used Visual Studio 11 Preview for a couple of months and my project used a edmx data model connected to a database project. I uninstalled the preview and installed Visual Studio 11 Beta, and now that project is no longer working. Also, in the Entity
Data Model wizard, I can no longer select "Database Project" as a source for a new edmx database. I am now installing SQL Server 2012 Express RC0 to see if that helps.

Unfortunately, the EF integration with SSDT database projects has been removed from VS11 Beta. Without going into detail, we apologize for pulling this functionality out at that point, and we hope to release it (and in a better way) in the future.

Thanks for your quick reply. I agree that the feature was not error-free, but after some setup troubles it was working quite well for me. I hope to see it back in the RTM version of Visual Studio 11. I would have appreciated it if the error in Visual Studio
was more descriptive and had told me that this feature has been removed. Is there a full list available somewhere with feature that have been removed from Visual Studio 11 Beta compared to the Developer Preview?